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The Gospel of Inclusive Love - May 29, 2016
The first step of moving is purging – sorting through drawers and boxes to figure out what goes and what we no longer need and can be given away or tossed. My general rule of thumb is that if it hasn't been used or even looked at for a year, much less twelve, then it's time to get rid of it. Let's just say that I think Doug and I have been responsible for an overall increase in the City of Moscow's recycling tonnage.
Among the things I found in the boxes I dug through was a collection of letters. Most of them were written to me by my mother (and sometimes my father) while I was in seminary. I read them all before I put them in the recycling bin. There was seldom anything major in them –
Reframing Shame - May 22, 2016
Many of you know that my husband, Doug, is an alcoholic. He has been sober for over five years now and I'm proud of the work he has done towards recovery. What you may not know is my own story. I did not know that Doug was drinking. I knew something was wrong, but not what. For a time we had what we called meltdowns where Doug would suddenly erupt over seemingly minor things. For example, we had talked about getting a cheese sliver, so one day at the store I
What Are We Going To Do Without You? - May 15, 2016
"What are we going to do without you?" a friend of Doug's asked me after he heard we were moving. I understood that behind his question was sadness at our impending departure and a recognition of the ways we have both been involved in Moscow. Part of me asks the same question: "What are Doug and I going to do without both the community of Moscow and First United Methodist Church?" You've been with us through seven deaths in our families and the first five and a half years of Doug's recovery from alcoholism. You've loved us and supported us in some very tough times. Transitions are hard at the best of times,
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What Does It Mean for Jesus To Go Up? - May 8, 2016
This church is blessed to have a lift that can take those with mobility challenges from Epworth Hall to the sanctuary, or the reverse. As we often note, it is slow and creaky and it works. Over the years we have talked about painting a mural inside the lift so that riders have something to look at while they make the slow trip up. As I have imagined that mural I have suggested that one appropriate image would be from today's lessons – the ascension of Jesus. At the bottom could be the disciples looking up and two
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Shall We Gather By The River? - May 1, 2016
Acts 16:11-15
Revelation 21:22-22:5
Each day as I walk to work I cross Paradise Creek as it flows under D Street. Sometimes I see a muskrat diving under the water, and once in a while I'm delighted when a great blue heron lifts off and soars over my head. This spring the creek has been flowing fairly full. After several days of rain the waters rise and I check to see if they have filled the banks – so far that hasn't happened. By the end of
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Sunday morning parking at the church is available in the high school parking lot on Third Street across from the church and in the city lots west of the church. These lots are available only on Sunday mornings. A small lot for handicapped parking is available just off of Adams Street on the north side of the church, with an accessible entrance directly into the sanctuary. A lift operates between the Fellowship Hall (3rd Street level) and the Sanctuary. William Sound System Receivers and Headsets are available to assist with hearing problems.
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The First United Methodist Church of Moscow, Idaho takes as our mission to be the body of Jesus Christ, ministering to a community which draws strength from its diversity. Our mission centers on the worship of God, expressed through varied forms of prayer, preaching, music, and ritual. See more...